Box 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Edward C. Elliott Papers (1890-1975; 22.8 Cubic ft.) document the life and career of educator and former Purdue University President Edward Elliott. The majority of the papers date from 1940 to 1960. The papers reflect the original order as they were received from Elliott and his family, and therefore have not been divided into series or subject areas. The Elliott Papers document Elliott's education and career, particularly his tenure as President of Purdue University (1922-1945),...

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Elliott served as a civilian consultant; catalogs, reports, brochures, correspondence

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Business correspondence and reports regarding the Formosa-Purdue Engineering Project to improve engineering education at Taiwan College in Tainan, China

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Correspondence regarding greeting sent to Elliott on his 82nd birthday from Purdue alumni at Taiwan College in Tainan, China

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Journals from Columbia University

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Elliott was president of the board of trustees until 1957; correspondence regarding the restoration of Hazelton House, Ade's residence in Brook, Indiana; correspondence regarding the removal of Ade archival materials from Purdue University to be placed in Hazelton House, and correspondence regarding the construction of a George Ade hospital in Newton County, Indiana

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Newsletters from the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

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Newsletters from Purdue University's School of Civil Engineering

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Contribution request for the Boys Clubs of America

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Business correspondence and trip itinerary regarding Elliott's lecture at the Thiokol Chemical Corporation

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Newsletter of the Indiana State Association for Adult Education and an invitation to breakfast from Purdue's Iron Key Club

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Personal correspondence and newspaper clippings

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Personal and business correspondence

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Personal correspondence and newspaper clippings

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Personal correspondence with citizens of Leadville and booklets on Leadville historical sites

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Personal correspondence with Rufus Lyman and others

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Personal and business correspondence; includes correspondence with Doxie Moor of the Indiana Department of Conservation regarding the George Ade property in Brook, Indiana

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Personal correspondence between Elliott and Meriam, a former classmate from Columbia University

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Personal correspondence

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Bulletins

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Newsletters and membership roster

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Business correspondence, pamphlets, and reports

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Business correspondence and contribution information

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Copies of Elliott's commencement address before the North Platte High School; clipping of a eulogy regarding Fredrick Elliott, Edward Elliott's father

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Personal correspondence primarily with Stellanova Osborn, widow of Michigan Governor Chase S. Osborn